Galloping Goose Trail to Jam the Blues

Cycled to the Victoria Blues Society Sunday Services yesterday. Used the Galloping Goose route which was just being dreamed about when I first lived here in the early 1990's. Stopped to admire this view of the Gorge Waterway. Had a great jam session at the Upper Deck and on the way home spotted this totem... Continue Reading →

Beacon Hill Park, Heaven in the Springtime

I first visited Victoria in about 1974 - came here on a summer holiday with my parents.  I fell in love with Beacon Hill Park.  It was summer time and the rose bushes were in full bloom. All these years later, it's wonderful to return, most especially in the springtime when the cherry trees are... Continue Reading →

How do you know you’re in Canada?

Walking home last night from a Swamp Blues jam session, this scene caught my eye... So what's so special about this?  What's so distinctly Canadian?  Is it the flowers in the foreground?  Is it the darkened café, lights dimmed to save energy?  None of the above.  So what is it that makes it so very... Continue Reading →

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